kølvand

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Danish

Etymology

køl (keel) +‎ vand (water)

Noun

kølvand

  1. wake (disturbed water behind a ship)
  2. wake, (period immediately after some turbulent event)
    • 2006, Et kontinent i krig: Europas historie gennem 1000 år, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN, page 143:
      Fattigdommen og de sociale problemer i kølvandet på 1. Verdenskrigs ødelæggelser ...
      The poverty and social problems in the wake of the destruction of world war one ...
    • 2016, Rasmus Alenius Boserup, Efter foråret: Forandringer i arabisk politik, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      I Libyen tog protesterne til i kølvandet på Mubaraks fald den 11. februar.
      In Libya, the protests intensified in the wake of Mubarak's downfall on February 11.
    • 2014, Henrik Lundtofte, Håndlangerne, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:
      ... voldsudløsningen i kølvandet på likvideringen af deres chef.
      ... the release of violence in the wake of the assassination of their chief.

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